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D VD/SA CD PLA YER Thank you for choosing Philips . Need help fast? Read your User’ s Manual r st for quick tips that mak e using your Philips product mor e enjoy able . If you have read your instructions and still need assistance, you may access our online help at www .philips .com/suppor t DVP 7400S 01-49 dvp7400_93_eng2.indd 1 01-49 dvp7400[...]
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2 Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories, “Dolby”, “Pro Logic” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. l o g o . i n d d 1 2 0 0 6 - 0 3 - 2 1 1 0 : 2 5 : 3 6 A M LASER Type Semiconductor laser InGaAlP (DVD) AIGaAs (CD) Wave length 658 nm (DVD) 790 nm (CD) Output Power 7 .0 mW (DVD) 10.0 mW (VCD/CD) Beam di[...]
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English Index English ------------------------------------------ 6 -------------------------------- 50 01-49 dvp7400_93_eng2.indd 3 01-49 dvp7400_93_eng2.indd 3 2006-10-12 2:16:45 PM 2006-10-12 2:16:45 PM[...]
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English 4 Speci cations are subject to change without notice. Trademarks are the property of Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. or their respective owners. Gen eral In fo rmati on Environmental Information All unnecessary packaging has been omitted. The packaging has been made easy to separate into two materials; cardboard (box) and polyethyle[...]
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English 5 Lan gua g e C ode 01-49 dvp7400_93_eng2.indd 5 01-49 dvp7400_93_eng2.indd 5 2006-10-12 2:16:46 PM 2006-10-12 2:16:46 PM[...]
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English 6 Contents Ca re a nd S afe t y Inf orm at ion Se tu p ......................................................................................................................... .............................................. 8 Cle an ing d isc s .................................................................................................[...]
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English 7 Contents Rep ea tin g a sec t ion w it hin a c ha pt er/t r ack ................................................................................................ 26 Sh uf e ....................................................................................................................... ............................................[...]
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English 8 Care a nd Safet y Informat ion DANGER! High voltage! Do not open the device. You run the risk of getting an electric shock. The machine does not contain any user-serviceable parts. Please leave all maintenance work to quali ed personnel. Setup Finding a suitable location – Place the set on a at, hard and stable surface. Do not pl[...]
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English 9 Gen eral In fo rmati on Accessories supplied ALL 4 Region U.S.A. and Canada regions U.K and Europe r egions Asia Paci c, T aiwan, K orea Australia, New Zealand, Latin America Russia and India regions China, Calcos Islands, W alls and Futuna Islands ALL ALL 5 6 Discs that can be played ALL 1 ALL ALL 2 3 Remote control and two AA batteri[...]
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English 10 Connect ions TIPS: Before making or changing any connections, make sure that all the devices are disconnected from the power outlet. Connecting to tele vision IMPORTANT! – You only need to make one video connection from the following options, depending on the capabilities of your television. – Connect the DVD player directly to the t[...]
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English 11 S-VIDEO Y Pb Pr MIXED 2CH MAIN CENTER SUB WOOFER 6CH DISCRETE SURROUND LL R L R COMPONENT SCAN MODE INTERLACE PROGRESSIVE VIDEO VIDEO OUT PCM / DIGITAL/ DTS / MPEG COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT R AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN Pr Pb Y S-VIDEO IN VIDEO IN COMPONENT VIDEO IN AUDIO IN Pr/Cr Pb/Cb Y S-VIDEO IN VIDEO IN COMPONENT VIDEO IN IN IN 3 1 2 Back [...]
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English 12 MAIN CENTER SUB WOOFER 6CH DISCRETE SURROUND L R A UDIO OUT ~ AC MAINS Connecting the po w er cord After everything is connected properly, plug in the AC power cord to the power outlet. Never make or change any connections with the power switched on. When no disc is loaded, press STANDBY ON on the DVD player front panel. Connect ions (c [...]
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English 13 Opti onal c onn ecti on s TIPS: Before making or changing any connections, make sure that all the devices are disconnected from the power outlet. S-VIDEO Y Pb Pr MIXED 2CH MAIN C E SUB 6CH D LL R COMPONENT SCAN MODE INTERLACE PROGRESSIVE VIDEO VIDEO OUT HDMI PCM / DIGITAL/ DTS / MPEG COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT R AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN COAXI[...]
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English 14 S-VIDEO Y Pb Pr MIXED 2CH MAIN CENTER SUB WOOFE R 6CH DISCRET E LL R COMPONENT SCAN MODE INTERLACE PROGRESSIVE VIDEO VIDEO OUT HDMI PCM / DIGITAL/ DTS / MPEG COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT R AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN STEREO 9><>I6A DEI>86A Connecting to an stereo system S-VIDEO Y Pb Pr MIXED 2CH M LL R COMPONENT SCAN MODE INTERLACE PRO[...]
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English 15 Opti onal c onn ecti on s (c o n t i n u e d ) S -VIDEO Y MIXED 2CH MAIN CENTER SUB WOOFER 6CH DISCRETE SURROUND LL R L R E NT PCM / DIGITAL/ DTS / MPEG COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT R AUDIO OUT MULTICHANNEL AUDIO IN SUBW. A V Receiver REAR FRONT CENTER REAR FRONT LL RR Receiver has m ulti-channel audio In sock ets A Select one of the vide[...]
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English 16 Pro d uc t O ver v iew Fr ont Panel STANDBY ON 2 – Turns on the player or switches to standby mode Disc Tray AUDIO DIRECT – Switches video output on and off during audio disc playback OPEN/CLOSE – Opens or closes the disc tray. DISC MENU – Enters or exits the disc contents menu W X – Cursor buttons for moving to the left or rig[...]
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English 17 S-VIDEO Y Pb Pr MIXED 2CH MAIN CENTER SUB WOOFER 6CH DISCRETE SURROUND LL R L R COMPONENT SCAN MODE INTERLACE PROGRESSIVE VIDEO VIDEO OUT HDMI PCM / DIGITAL/ DTS / MPEG COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT R AUDIO OUT ~ AC MAINS HDMI (High De nition Multimedia Interface) – Connect to the HDMI socket on a HDMI-compatible AV component. SCAN MO[...]
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English 18 Product Ov er view (c o n t i n u e d ) Remote Contr ol AUDIO DIRECT – Switches video output on and off during audio disc playback SELECT – Selects the relevant device to control: DVD, RECVR, TV, DVD+RW DIM – Selects 3 different brightness for the display RETURN – To go back to previous menu SYSTEM MENU – Enters or exits the sy[...]
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English 19 Step 1 : Inserting Batteries A Open the battery compartment. B Insert two batteries type R06 or AA, following the indications (+ –) inside the compartment. C Close the cover. CAUTION! – Remove batteries if they are exhausted or if the remote is not to be used for a long time. – Do not use old and new or different types of batteries[...]
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English 20 Get ting Star ted (c o n t i n u e d ) Step 3 : Selecting the matching color system The color system of the DVD player, disc and TV should match in order for the disc to play. Before changing the TV system, determine the color system of your TV. VIDEO SETUP PAGE TV TYPE TV DISPLAY PICTURE SETTING ADV PICTURE PAL NTSC MULTI A Press SYSTEM[...]
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English 21 Get ting Star ted (c o n t i n u e d ) Step 4 : Setting the langua ge The language options are different depending on your country or region. It may not correspond to the illustrations shown on the user manual. On-screen displa y (OSD) language Select this to change the language of this DVD player screen display menu. The menu language ([...]
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English 22 Get ting Star ted (c o n t i n u e d ) Step 5 : Setting the speak ers’ channels You can adjust the delay time (for center and rear only) and volume level for individual speakers. These adjustments let you optimize the sound according to your surroundings and setup. Important! Speaker settings are available for multi-channel outpus. AUD[...]
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English 23 Super Video CD MP3-Disc DivX ® Disc (DivX ® 3.11, 4.x, 5.x, 6.x and DivX ® Ultra) Supported formats MP3 tracks – The le extensions has be to be ‘.mp3.’ – JPEG/ISO format – Maximum 30 characters display. – Supported sampling frequencies; (MPEG-1) 32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz (MPEG-2) 16kHz, 22.05kHz, 24kHz – Supported bit-ra[...]
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English 24 Starting disc playback A Press SELECT on the remote control until ‘DVD’ is lighted on the remote control display (see remote control, page 18) . B Turn on the TV to the correct programme number for the DVD player (e.g. ‘EXT’, ‘0’, ‘AV’). C Press STANDBY-ON 2 to turn on the DVD player. D Press OPEN CLOSE on the front of th[...]
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English 25 TIPS: The operating features described here might not be possible for certain discs. Always refer to the instructions supplied with the discs. Play b ac k Fea t ure s (c o n t i n u e d ) Operations for video pla yback (D VD/VCD/SVCD) Using the Disc Menu Depending on the disc, a menu may appear on the TV screen once you load in the disc.[...]
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English 26 TIPS: The operating features described here might not be possible for certain discs. Always refer to the instructions supplied with the discs. Repeating a section within a chapter/track You can repeat the playback of a speci c segment within a title/chapter track. To do this, you must mark the start and end of the segment you want. A [...]
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English 27 TIPS: The operating features described here might not be possible for certain discs. Always refer to the instructions supplied with the discs. Play b ac k Fea t ure s (c o n t i n u e d ) Viewing the disc pla yback information You can view the disc information (e.g., current title/chapter/track number, total playing time or remaining tim[...]
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English 28 Play b ac k Fea t ure s (c o n t i n u e d ) TIPS: The operating features described here might not be possible for certain discs. Always refer to the instructions supplied with the discs. Pre view function The preview function allows you to reduce the picture of 6 tracks enough to display in a full screen. A Press SCAN . The preview [...]
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English 29 Play b ac k Fea t ure s (c o n t i n u e d ) TIPS: The operating features described here might not be possible for certain discs. Always refer to the instructions supplied with the discs. Special VCD and SVCD F eature Pla yback Contr ol (PBC) For VCD with Playback Control (PBC) feature (version 2.0 only) Press DISC MENU to toggle bet[...]
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English 30 Play b ac k Fea t ure s (c o n t i n u e d ) TIPS: The operating features described here might not be possible for certain discs. Always refer to the instructions supplied with the discs. Pla ying a DivX ® disc This DVD player supports the DivX ® movie playback that you download from your computer onto a CD-R/RW or DVD±R/RW (see page [...]
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English 31 Pla ying MP3/WMA/JPEG/ K odak Picture CD IMPORTANT! You have to turn on your TV and set to the correct Video In channel. (See page 19 ‘Finding your viewing channel’). For Kodak disc, the slide show will begin. For JPEG disc, the picture menu appears on the TV screen. Press PLAY X to start the slide show playback. General Oper[...]
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English 32 Play b ac k Fea t ure s (c o n t i n u e d ) Scan effect Press ANGLE repeatedly to choose different scan effect. Various scan effect appears on the top left hand corner on the TV screen. Pla ying MP3/WMA music and JPEG picture sim ultaneously A Load a disc that contains music and picture. The disc menu appears on the TV scree[...]
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English 33 DV D M e n u O p t i o n s You can make various adjustments to items such as picture and sound using the DVD setup menu. Using the General setup menu A Press SYSTEM MENU on the remote control. The system setup menu appears. GENERAL SETUP PAGE DISC LOCK PROGRAM OSD LANGUAGE SCREEN SAVER SLEEP DIVX(R) VOD CODE B Press W X to select { G[...]
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English 34 Pro gram pla y (not for Pictur e CD/ MP3/WMA/DivX ® /SA CD) Program allows you to play the contents of a disc in the order you want by arranging the order of the tracks. You can stored up to 20 tracks. A In ‘General Setup Page’, use S T keys to highlight { Program }, then press X to select { Input Menu }. B Press OK to con rm. 1 [...]
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English 35 TIPS: The underlined option is the factory default setting. Press W to go back to previous menu item. Press SYSTEM MENU to exit the menu item. D VD M enu Opt ions (c o n t i n u e d ) Sleep Sleep function allows you to turn off the DVD player automatically if no actions are performed after a preset time. A In ‘General Setup Page’, us[...]
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English 36 D VD M enu Opt ions (c o n t i n u e d ) TIPS: The underlined option is the factory default setting. Press W to go back to previous menu item. Press SYSTEM MENU to exit the menu item. Using the Audio setup menu A Press SYSTEM MENU on the remote control. The system setup menu appears. AUDIO SETUP PAGE ANALOG OUTPUT DIGITAL AUDIO HDMI [...]
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English 37 D VD M enu Opt ions (c o n t i n u e d ) TIPS: The underlined option is the factory default setting. Press W to go back to previous menu item. Press SYSTEM MENU to exit the menu item. Digital Audio Setup This setting is only required when connecting DVD player’s COAXIAL/ OPTICAL OUT socket to other audio/ video device. The options incl[...]
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English 38 Speak er Setup This menu contains setup options for your audio output which makes the speaker setup system reproduce high quality surround sound. For details, see page 22. CD Upsampling You can convert your music CD to a higher sampling rate using complicated digital signal for better sound quality. If CD upsampling is activated, the DVD[...]
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English 39 D VD M enu Opt ions (c o n t i n u e d ) TIPS: The underlined option is the factory default setting. Press W to go back to previous menu item. Press SYSTEM MENU to exit the menu item. Using the Video setup menu A Press SYSTEM MENU on the remote control. The system setup menu appears. VIDEO SETUP PAGE TV TYPE TV DISPLAY PICTURE SETTIN[...]
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English 40 Picture Setting You can de ne one personal setting or select from three sets of prede ned TV picture color setting in this DVD player. A In ‘Video Setup Page’, use S T keys to highlight { Picture Setting }, then press X . { Standard } Select this for a preset standard picture setting. { Vivid } Select this to make the picture b[...]
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English 41 D VD M enu Opt ions (c o n t i n u e d ) Advance Picture This setting allows you to ne-tune the following video parameters. A In ‘Video Setup Page’, use S T keys to highlight { Advance Picture }, then press X . B Press S T keys to highlight an option. C Enter its submenu by pressing X . D Press S T keys to select a setting and pr[...]
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English 42 { HDMI Video } (for HDMI/DVI output only) Select this to adjust the resolution for ner color selection when picture appears on the TV screen. Use W X to select the following options; { 480p , 576p , 720p , 1080i , Auto } Tips: – If no display appears on the TV screen due to unsupported resolution, reconnect any available in[...]
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English 43 Audio , Subtitle , Disc Menu settings These menus contains various language options for audio, subtitle and disc menu which may be recorded on the DVD. For details, see page 21. P arental Depending on the DVD, you may be asked to change the parental level while playing the disc. The rating levels are from 1 to 8 and are country dependent[...]
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English 44 TIPS: The underlined option is the factory default setting. Press W to go back to previous menu item. Press SYSTEM MENU to exit the menu item. D VD M enu Opt ions (c o n t i n u e d ) PBC (Pla yback Contr ol) You can set the PBC (Playback Control) to { On } or { Off }. This feature is available only when a Video CD 2.0 recorded with play[...]
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English 45 Restoring to original settings Setting the { Default } function will reset all options and your personal settings to the factory defaults, except your password for {Parental} and {Disc Lock}. A In ‘Preference Page’, use S T keys to highlight { Default }, then press X to select { Reset }. B Press OK to con rm. All settings will[...]
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English 46 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Prob lem Solution WARNING Under no circumstances should you try to repair the system yourself, as this will invalidate the warranty. Do not open the system as there is a risk of electric shock. If a fault occurs, rst check the points listed below before taking the system for repair. If you are unable to r[...]
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English 47 Prob lem Solution Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g (c o n t i n u e d ) Not able to select some items in the setup/system menu. The DVD player does not start playback. Picture freezes momentarily during playback. Unable to select Progressive Scan on/ off. Unable to play DivX ® movies. No sound during DivX ® movies playback. An DivX ® movi[...]
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English 48 Spe ci catio ns TV STANDARD (PAL/50Hz) (NTSC/60Hz) Number of lines 625 525 Playback Multistandard (PAL/NTSC) VIDEO PERFORMANCE Video DAC 12 bit, 216 MHz YPbPr 0.7 Vpp ~ 75 ohm Video Output 1Vpp ~ 75 ohm HDMI Output 480p, 576p, 720p, 1080i, Auto VIDEO FORMAT Digital MPEG 2 for DVD,SVCD Compression MPEG 1 for VCD DivX ® DVD 50Hz 60Hz [...]
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English 49 Analog : Sound that has not been turned into numbers. Analog sound varies, while digital sound has speci c numerical values. These jacks send audio through two channels, the left and right. Aspect ratio : The ratio of vertical and horizontal sizes of a displayed image. The horizontal vs. vertical ratio of conventional TVs. is 4:3, and[...]